Once again Steve Brandt has demonstrated he is the enemy of hyperbole. I confess it may seem that I confused the obligations of the Minneapolis City Charter with the initiative of the Hennepin County Board in my article in Pulse, but the point I was making was that both McLaughlin and Rybak want to take an oath to protect and defend the Minneapolis Charter and enshrined in that Charter (I believe in two separate places) is the insistence that the people of Minneapolis should have the right to vote on being taxed for a stadium. We have asserted that right. If those two men want to take an oath to protect that right, then this is the moment for them to say they will let us vote.
On a related thread, I don't hate rich people. I do recognize they are engaged in class warfare against me and the people I know who work for a living. "No New Taxes" means tax breaks for the rich and higher taxes and fees for us. "Social Security Reform" means turning our retirement over to the tender mercies of the stock market. Foreign wars mean we fight them, and they profit. And a new stadium means that $28 million a year has to come from us in the most regressive form of taxation imaginable. I don't hate the rich. I admire them. They're a hell of lot better organized than we are. Ed Felien Powderhorn, home of the Mayday Parade and Festival this Sunday REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
